The latest from the Microbiology Society

Find out what you may have missed from the Microbiology Society. This is a roundup on some of the latest from each of our channels, with details of where you can find them.

Podcast – Microbe Talk

The Society has produced its regular podcast for several years, which you can find by searching for ‘Microbe Talk’ wherever you get your podcasts from. In a recent edition, we’ve interviewed the journalist Ed Yong about his new book I Contain Multitudes, sure to be high on many critics’ end of year Top Ten lists. During the summer we also interviewed Professor Didier Pittet, who is leading on the WHO’s drive to reduce incidences of healthcare-acquired infections, through the use of alcohol-based hand gels.

YouTube channel – Microbiology Society

We have a popular YouTube account that you can find by searching for ‘Microbiology Society YouTube’. On our channel you’ll find interviews with our Prize winners, educational videos, and information on the latest research. Recently, we’ve posted a video explaining the science behind CRISPR-Cas (using scissors and plasticine!) and one detailing a day at our Antibiotics Unearthed outreach event.

Blog – Microbe Post

The blog continues to go from strength-to-strength. Starting in the summer, we began a series about emerging infections of humans, animals and plants called On the Horizon. We’ve learnt about efforts to control Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, a bacterial pathogen attacking olive trees in Italy, and an obscure virus found in Bangladesh. In other posts, we learnt about the effect that antibiotics have on cow belches and published a series of opinions on open data.

Twitter and Facebook – Microbiology Society

The Society’s Twitter account and Facebook page are the best place to get the most up-to-date information about our activities, including this short video about phages. You can find us on Twitter @MicrobioSoc and on Facebook by searching for the Microbiology Society or go direct via this link.

The Microbiology Society is producing more content than ever before – don’t miss out!